Hiya folks.

I just wanted to share a little post about how life goes so you know you're normal, not alone. I also wanted to maybe put things into perspective a bit. There's a bit of a feeling I get that, if you've eaten above your chosen carb/calorie level for the day (or heaven forbid, longer) or you've eaten that piece of pizza at the party, you've somehow failed, cheated, run a muck.

Well... I'd like to point out that in my books that's sometimes called, enjoying life.

Case in point: Halloween is the Beasts favorite holiday bar none. He takes the weekend off and we actually celebrate all month! This year was my first on LCHF. This year I ate more candy than ever before. In fact we laid on the floor playing video games, watching movies and eating m&m's like stereotypical Romans would have eaten figs and olives. And I didn't feel one bit guilty. In fact I loved it. 3 days of gluttony. We ate cake for breakfast, french fries for supper and non stop candy.

And now? I gained 9lbs in 3 days, my face is puffy and swollen and I feel completely satisfied and done and ready to get back at it. I actually think I needed that.

I haven't lost weight for about 3 months now. I've had various theories as to why and had been feeling progressively less well. Not ill or in pain. Just not as awesome as before. Cream had crept in on a daily basis again and I was drinking A LOT of coffee. I also wasn't eating very much (lack of appetite) likely due to the allergy medication I was taking for almost all the 3 months.

So now it's time to regroup, test my theories and get back at it. I'm half way to goal and my new approach is simply that as others are allergic to peanuts or dairy or gluten, I simply can't eat carbs if I wish to be the best me possible. It's non negotiable for my body. There's no winning or failing. There's simply knowledge as to the cause and effect of certain foods. What causes the effects I'm looking for. Seeing as how yesterday was my last day off until Boxing day... it's really important to be achieving optimum results right now.

I'm sure the 9lbs will come off pretty quickly, once I'm back into ketosis again so I'm not worried about that. I'm prepared for keto flu but sucking back the sodium like nobody's business.

And so if you're wondering, my new plan has only 3 parts:

No dairy. No coffee.
This will be difficult. Not because of the caffeine (I mostly drank decaf) but because I LOVE coffee.

I must log to make sure I'm eating enough
I stopped logging during meativore May and never went back. I HATE logging

My diet will consist of meat, eggs, butter, tea, coconut oil and soup broth, cal/mag pills and lemon juice only for the time being. Salads, dressings, conidments are only when I eat out and want to "fit in" easier. Otherwise these things sneakily affect my carb counts which seem to have to be almost zero for the weight to come off and energy to go up.

And then after my 54 days straight of 16hr work days (oh and of ketosis...lol)? You got it. Another week of "eat all the things" for Christmas. Thankfully valentines day, st-patricks day and Easter are not big eating holidays at our house! So I should be good after that until my birthday in May!

Keepin' it real. Lovin' life.